Tag: community
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You Know Me
This week, a good friend of mine accidentally discovered that I don’t go by my legal first name. (Actually, her first thought was that I called the state government to ask a question and then gave them a fake name, which, honestly, I just don’t have the moxie to do, but I kinda wish I…
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A Year in the Writing Life
In July of 2019, I sat at a cafe table with a woman I had just met, and listened to her as she explained everything I’d ever done or said and why. It was…both enlightening and rather mind-boggling. (Now I know how the Samaritan woman at the well felt.) As much as we want to…
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Help Me Help You
Have you ever thought about how weird it is that we don’t like to accept help? It shouldn’t be that complicated, since we need help. I know very few people who would say, “I never need help, and I could not benefit in any way from the assistance of others.” Like if we all need…
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I Forgot One
In my recent post on key qualities of true friends, I forgot one important point. I think I’ve mentioned this item before, but it is so important that I feel the need to return to you with an addendum: True friends of mine (like the really good friends for whom I would walk through fire…
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Friend Zone
Welcome to my friend zone. No, it’s a good thing, I promise! See, my friend zone has room for lots of different kinds of people. (The beauty of differences is a whole other topic that we don’t have time for today, so let’s just agree to agree that we need all kinds of different people…
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Positive Impact
Author’s note: if you follow me in other places, i.e. the Living Box-Free podcast, you will notice that this post ties in with this week’s episode on friendship. First, I do not apologize for working smarter, not harder, by building on my own content. Second, this topic is very important to me and it deserves…